Fancy Words
a short fiction/nonfiction reading
What is a passage?
a title at the head of a section or page of a book
What is a heading?
choose an answer based on conclusions drawn from the text
What is to infer?
details found in the story that support your answer
What is evidence?
a short and sweet explanation of a text, focusing on the main idea
What is a summary?
fiction/nonfiction reading
What is a text or selection?
a simple drawing showing how something works
What is a diagram?
make corrections in spelling, capitalization and punctuation
What is to edit?
a problem between characters
What is a conflict?
the main lesson that the author wants to convey
What is the theme?
a small group of words standing together
What is a phrase?
A description of what is happening in a picture or illustration
What is a caption?
show how topics are the same
What is to compare?
the answer to a conflict
What is a resolution?
an ending idea or sentence that summarizes the text
What is a conclusion?
where information is gathered
What is a source?
a group of words placed in a box alongside a larger article
What is a side bar?
show how topics are different
What is to contrast?
words that aid in the reading of a text (first, next, then, last)
What are transition words?
the action in the text based on problem and solution
What is the plot?
a recording of experiences or ideas
What is a journal?
a second, smaller title giving more specific information
What is a subtitle?
put things in the correct order
What is to sequence?
an example or sentence that supports the main idea
What is a detail?
what a text is mostly about
What is the central or main idea?